Troy Polamalu Quotes
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Some days I'm just flipping through the iPod trying to get pumped, some days I don't want to listen to anything and just focus. From game to game from day to day, whatever people do to motivate themselves, they do. I do all kinds of things.
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I love to create this green juice shake made from kale, spinach, cucumber and wheatgrass. The nutrients in the juice help me recover after a tough workout. The Kale Banana Smoothie at LYFE Kitchen is very similar to my recipe and is fantastic.
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I don't feel that I need a tattoo to represent myself as a Samoan or a Christian.
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I always try to sacrifice my body for the team.
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Any time you can squeeze out the opportunity to get better, you should.
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A demon, in a way, is a test of your faith. Because if you're doing God's work, there's no reason for any demon to do anything to you.
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There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.
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I try to take what's given to me and then mold it to be a better football player.
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I've never been a fan of individual awards because football is such a team sport. There's so many things that goes into making plays. It's about teammates trusting one another and working together.
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Material things aren't important to me.
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I became a millionaire overnight by signing a piece of paper. I made more money in that one second than my entire family did in their lifetime.
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The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.
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As a football player, you just deal with injuries. It's all part of the football game. I've dealt with injuries as much as everybody else. People have dealt with worse injuries than I've dealt with. It's all part of the game, all part of getting that tackle.
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Football is pretty much played 16 times a year, where training is kind of a year-round thing.
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I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.
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Football doesn’t define me. It’s what I do and how I carry out my faith.
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God has control over everything, and obviously, everything to everyone is god-given.
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A big hit is all part of the game. If you want to make a lot of big hits, you forget about the one you just made and move onto the next one.
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My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.
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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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I work barefooted on balance plates. I do explosive squats on balance surfaces that your body has to use muscles it's not used to. It's all kinds of exercises that your body isn't really used to, and it tricks your body into getting stronger every time.
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I've always been a very self-aware person.